Browse "Noun" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

硕德

shuò dé

‘硕德’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘grea

硕学

shuò xué

‘硕学’ (shuò xué) is a formal, literary noun m

硕果

shuò guǒ

‘硕果’ literally means 'large fruit' — 硕 (shu

硕士

shuò shì

‘硕士’ (shuò shì) is a noun meaning ‘master’

破格

pò gé

‘破格’ literally means ‘breaking the standard (

破晓

pò xiǎo

‘破晓’ literally means ‘to break through dawn’

研发

yán fā

研发 (yán fā) is a compound noun meaning 'resear

研磨

yán mò

研磨 (yán mò) literally combines 研 (yán), mean

研讨

yán tǎo

研讨 (yán tǎo) is a compound word formed from 研

研究

yán jiū

研究 (yán jiū) means 'to research' or 'research'

公众

gōng zhòng

‘公众’ (gōng zhòng) literally combines 公 (gō

观众

guān zhòng

观众 (guān zhòng) literally combines 观 (guān),

众目睽睽

zhòng mù kuí kuí

'Zhòng mù kuí kuí' literally means 'many eyes

众口铄金

zhòng kǒu shuò jīn

'Zhòng kǒu shuò jīn' is a classical Chinese id

众生

zhòng shēng

‘众生’ literally means ‘many beings’ — 众 (zh

众人

zhòng rén

众人 literally combines 众 (zhòng), meaning 'many

登山

dēng shān

'登山' literally combines 'dēng' (to ascend, clim

毕世

bì shì

毕世 (bì shì) is a formal literary term meaning

毕生

bì shēng

毕生 means 'one's whole life' or 'a lifetime' — i

琴心

qín xīn

‘Qín xīn’ literally means ‘qin heart’—refer

琴师

qín shī

‘Qín shī’ literally means ‘qin master’ or ‘

琴谱

qín pǔ

‘琴谱’ (qín pǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'gu

琴声

qín shēng

‘琴声’ literally means ‘qin sound’ — the soft

古琴

gǔ qín

The guqin (gǔ qín) is a traditional Chinese seve

奖项

jiǎng xiàng

‘奖项’ (jiǎng xiàng) is a compound noun meanin

奖状

jiǎng zhuàng

‘奖状’ (jiǎng zhuàng) literally combines 奖 (j

奖金

jiǎng jīn

奖金 (jiǎng jīn) literally combines 奖 (jiǎng),

牌照

pái zhào

牌照 literally means 'sign + illumination'—a hist

麻将牌

májiāng pái

‘麻将牌’ (májiāng pái) literally means ‘mahj

碑牌

bēi pái

碑牌 (bēi pái) refers to a commemorative stone t

门牌

mén pái

‘门牌’ (mén pái) literally means ‘door sign’

招牌

zhāo pái

招牌 literally combines 招 (zhāo, 'to attract' or

路牌

lù pái

路牌 (lù pái) literally combines 路 (lù), meani

养父

yǎngfù

‘Yǎngfù’ literally combines 养 (yǎng), meanin

父系

fùxì

父系 (fùxì) literally means 'father’s line'—it

父辈

fùbèi

‘父辈’ literally combines ‘父’ (fù), meaning

祖父

zǔfù

祖父 (zǔfù) means 'grandfather' specifically on

父亲

fùqīn

父亲 (fùqīn) is the standard, formal term for 'f

明争暗斗

míng zhēng àn dòu

‘明争暗斗’ literally means 'open contention and

竞争

jìng zhēng

‘竞争’ (jìng zhēng) is a compound noun meaning